Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
HC THORACENTESIS NEEDLE/CATH PLEURA W/O IMAGING
Low
$1
Average
$1.7k
Median
$1.0k
High
$202.3k
Each hospital's average Aetna rate, under the methodology and billing class chosen below.
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iThe hospitals that file a Aetna rate for this code, one row per hospital and set of terms (billing class, payment method, setting). Rates under different terms are never blended, so the terms are shown under each hospital’s name. Figures are the hospital’s averages across its plans.| # | Plans | |||||||
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| 1 | Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 6 | $873 | $1.3k | $877 | 70% | 6–60 | $220 – $3.2k |
| 2 | Northern Illinois Medical Center DBA Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital Woodstock, IL percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 5 | $960 | $912 | $343 | 38% | 5–50 | $367 – $1.5k |
| 3 | Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc. Whitesburg, KY percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $1.4k | $1.7k | $596 | 35% | 4–40 | $1.4k – $2.8k |
| 4 | Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc. Whitesburg, KY percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $1.3k | $1.7k | $577 | 35% | 4–40 | $1.3k – $2.7k |
| 5 | Fairview Health Services Minneapolis, MN percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $1.5k | $1.5k | $1 | 0% | 4–40 | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 6 | Fairview Health Services Minneapolis, MN other · inpatient | 1 | $490 | $490 | — | — | 2–20 | $490 – $490 |
| 7 | Fairview Health Services Minneapolis, MN percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $639 | $639 | $5 | 1% | 2–20 | $634 – $643 |
| 8 | Monument Health Rapid City Hospital Inc City, SD percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $1.4k | $1.4k | $638 | 46% | 2–20 | $759 – $2.0k |
| 9 | Baystate Medical Center Springfield, MA percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $137 | $137 | — | — | 1–10 | $137 – $137 |
| 10 | Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Charles., LA fee schedule · outpatient | 2 | $1.1k | $1.2k | $548 | 47% | 1–10 | $526 – $1.9k |
| 11 | Mon Health Medical Center Morgantown, WV other · outpatient | 1 | $82 | $82 | — | — | 1–10 | $82 – $82 |
| 12 | Mon Health Medical Center Morgantown, WV percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $3.7k | $3.7k | — | — | 1–10 | $3.7k – $3.7k |
| 13 | University Of Miami Hosp & Clinics Miami, FL facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $18.1k | $18.1k | — | — | 1–10 | $18.1k – $18.1k |
| 14 | University of Virginia Medical Center Charlottesville, VA other · both | 1 | $629 | $629 | — | — | 1–10 | $629 – $629 |
| 15 | University of Virginia Medical Center Charlottesville, VA other · outpatient | 1 | $629 | $629 | — | — | 1–10 | $629 – $629 |
| 16 | West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc. Morgantown, WV facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | 1–10 | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 17 | Windom Area Hospital Lakefield, MN facility · other · inpatient | 1 | $273 | $273 | — | — | 1–10 | $273 – $273 |
| 18 | Windom Area Hospital Lakefield, MN facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $754 | $754 | — | — | 1–10 | $754 – $754 |
| 19 | ACADIA GENERAL HOSPITAL, INC 1305 CROWLEY RAYNE HWY case rate · outpatient | 1 | $498 | $498 | — | — | — | $498 – $498 |
| 20 | ACADIA GENERAL HOSPITAL, INC 1305 CROWLEY RAYNE HWY fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $562 | $562 | — | — | — | $562 – $562 |
| 21 | ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE HOSPITAL INC Clearlake, CA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $2.1k | $2.1k | — | — | — | $2.1k – $2.1k |
| 22 | ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi, CA fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $83 | $83 | — | — | — | $83 – $83 |
| 23 | ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi, CA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $391 | $391 | — | — | — | $391 – $391 |
| 24 | ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare, CA fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $86 | $86 | — | — | — | $86 – $86 |
| 25 | AGH LAVEEN LLC Phoenix, AZ case rate · outpatient | 2 | $2.2k | $2.2k | — | — | — | $2.2k – $2.2k |
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